American proverbs

Suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one.

A rich man is happy while he is alive but sorry when he dies.

He that shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him.

A man that flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.

Too much attention to the pigskin doesn't help the sheepskin.

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.

A farmer on his knees is higher than a gentleman on his legs.

Ambition is like hunting for whales - sometimes you lose them.

It's as difficult to win love as to wrap salt in pine needles.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are different things.

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